PROCLAMATION
08-05
WHEREAS, a truck towing an over-height load struck an I-5 overpass on July 10, 2008, in Skagit County, Washington, causing extensive damage to the overpass which continues to impact the citizens, property, and infrastructure of Washington State; and
The estimated cost to correct the damage is $1,115,000,
requiring the approval of the Secretary of Washington State's
Department of Transportation to commence repair work. An
emergency condition restricting traffic to weight limits
exists on the overpass. Conditions warrant emergency
contracting procedures; and
The Washington State Department of Transportation is
coordinating resources to repair the overpass to alleviate the
immediate impacts upon the infrastructure and is continuing to
assess the magnitude of this event.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the state
of Washington, as a result of the above-noted situation and
under Chapters 38.52 and 43.06 RCW, do hereby proclaim that a
State of Emergency exists in Skagit County in the State of
Washington, and direct the plans and procedures to the
Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan be
implemented. State agencies and departments are directed to
utilize state resources and to do everything reasonably
possible to assist affected political subdivisions in an
effort to respond to and recover from the event.
Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of
Washington this 17th day of July, A.D, Two Thousand and Eight
at Olympia, Washington.
| By: | |
| Christine O. Gregoire Governor |
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| BY THE GOVERNOR: | |
| Sam Reed | |
| Secretary of State |